What to Watch: 08/09/2016

Bored. Boredom. Boring Sports! No, these classic words of Gene Belcher don’t speak for us … well, mostly. At least not tonight. Between the Olympics and the anticipation of the NFL, a majority of our top selections relate to the sporting life. But there’s also intrigue, crime, suspense, deception, the supernatural, new comics trying to recapture the spirit of a classic sketch show, and, of course, sex.

JASON’S PICK:Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams[HBO, 10p]
It was pretty pre-ordained that the on-the-rise and literally on-the-move Rams would be the focus of this year’s volume of HBO’s in-depth in-camp Hard Knocks series. Not only are they returning to the country’s second largest city after two decades, but they have a rookie QB, a great young defense led by affably charismatic Aaron Donald, and a world of hope.

BRAD’S PICK:Dead of Summer[Freeform, 9p]
Buried heads, dead counsellors… The mystery is deepening. But the REAL mystery is why haven’t they closed the camp and send everyone home?